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>>58284731
Globally, coal is setting new production records every year, with 8.5 billion tons mined in 2023. The issue I'm worried about is coal mining in the United States. Coal is on the ropes here.
We gotta fight back against the greens and argue for new coal-power generation to be built, which is a hard sell in the current environment given that the public is just beginning to realize renewable energy isn't going to be enough. So I expect it will be a while still before we can have the conversation about revitalizing and expanding the USA's fleet of coal-fired generating stations.
In the meantime, I hope we can export more to emerging markets, particularly Asia, but Europe too has been a decent buyer of American coal recently. The mine I am going to in Colorado exports mostly to Europe because its coal is so clean that it meets Europe's stringent emissions standards.